Christian O'Rourke

COP21 Delegate

Christian is an aspiring photographer and the Development Director for Earth Guardians, a global youth environmental advocacy organization based in Boulder, Colorado. A graduate of Boston College, Christian helped found BC’s climate justice group after attending the Forward on Climate March in Washington, D.C. He has worked on a number of climate campaigns, including the Beyond Coal project with Greenpeace, nuclear power safety advocacy with the Union of Concerned Scientists, and anti-fracking campaigning with 350 Colorado. Christian is particularly interested in storytelling as a means of advocacy. Outside of the organizing realm, his interests include living in intentional community, trail running, growing his own food, scuba diving, cultivating friendships, and day-dreaming about the beautiful places he has yet to visit.